Modern Notebook for July 28

Modern Notebook for July 28 - August 4, 2024

Photo: composer Orlando Jacinto Garcia (photo courtesy of the artist).

On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: “Imagine preparing to board a sailboat at dawn. The water is completely calm. There is hardly a sound except the occasional early morning birdcall and sound of a ripple breaking on the shore.” These perfect words were written by composer Margaret Brouwer to accompany her piece, “The Art of Sailing at Dawn.”

Then: The interplay of piccolo trumpet and ambient soundscape is the focal point of Orlando Jacinto Garcia’s work “Resonating Color Fields.” It’s music where, with each ascending gesture of the trumpet, new colors in the electronics swirl to life to create an ever-evolving texture.

Plus, works by Andy Akiho, Yiheng Yvonne Wu, Julien Labro, Brandon Spencer, Kari Telstad Sundet, Marina Kifferstein, and others; and performances by Omaha Symphony, pianist Michael Mizrahi, flutist Laura Lentz, violinist Alexi Kenney, trumpeter Andy Kozar, The Rhythm Method, and more.

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On the final episode of Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Hideaki Aomori’s Split stretches the bass clarinet to its limits, exploring the full breadth of its sound world. This hour also features Baljinder Sekhon’s Drifting Seeds for cello and harp, along with music by Anna Mieke, Vivian Fung, and more. Then: chamber music by Jessica Ackerley called Spark Surge — one of the highlights of the final hour. You’ll also hear Fumiko Miyachi’s piano duo Up, Down, Top, Bottom, Strange Charm , alongside music by Shirish Korde, Oliver Knussen, and others. Also in this episode: music by Tania León performed by pianist Isabel Dobarro; Claire Victoria Roberts performed by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain; Judd Greenstein performed by NOW Ensemble; Justin H. Bush performed by saxophonist Timothy McAllister and pianist Liz Ames; and flutist Tessa Brinckman performing music by Shirish Korde.